{"id":15824,"date":"2011-09-11T15:04:57","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T19:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=15824"},"modified":"2011-09-11T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2011-09-11T19:04:57","slug":"boxing-news-paul-mccloskey-breidis-prescott-stunning-fight-result","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=15824","title":{"rendered":"Boxing News: Paul McCloskey &#8211; Breidis Prescott STUNNING FIGHT RESULT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=15824\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=15824 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15825\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"mccloskey header (Copy)\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/mccloskey-header-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>In a WBA light welterweight elimination match, Irishman Paul McCloskey (23-1, 12 KOs) overcame a big early deficit to win a razor thin twelve round unanimous decision over Colombian slugger Breidis Prescott (24-3, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Prescott was credited with a knockdown in round one when a forearm put McCloskey on the deck.<!--more--> McCloskey\u2019s nose was streaming blood by round two. Prescott staggered McCloskey in round six. But, from round eight, McCloskey began to outwork a tiring Prescott and was much fresher over the final five rounds. Scores were 114-113, 115-113, 114-113. With the win, McCloskey earned a fight with WBA champ Marcos Maidana.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11989\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RingsideReport1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-ad-link.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11990\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a WBA light welterweight elimination match, Irishman Paul McCloskey (23-1, 12 KOs) overcame a big early deficit to win a razor thin twelve round unanimous decision over Colombian slugger Breidis Prescott (24-3, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 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